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Teachers as Owners

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National Inventory of Schools with Teacher Autonomy
Updated Apr 23, 2011

EdVisions Off Campus

501 Main St. - Henderson MN - 56044
Type of autonomy arrangement: charter-tpp contract
Basic Profile

Opened In

2004

Grades

7 through 12

Environment

Online

Type

Chartered
Autonomies
Select leaders
Determine school budget
Select colleagues
Determine salaries & benefits
Transfer or terminate colleagues
Determine learning program
Evaluate colleagues
Set schedule
Set staff pattern
Set school-level policy
Teacher Authority Is...
De Jure
The school's board contracts with EdVisions Coop, which delegates authority granted in the contract to a site team of teachers at the school.

About the Learning Program

Project-based. Students begin their day in an online advisory group, where students share their plan for the day, find encouragement, and share with adults and kids. Another "live" meeting time during the day is the one-on-one meeting with the student’s advisor, which students usually have from 3-5 times per week. During other times, students work individually and independently using laptops in their home environments.